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المملكة: The Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques provides the services of the elderly and those with special needs

The General Authority for Care to the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque continues to provide its support services for people with disabilities in the Grand Mosque, through equipped sites that are appropriate to their needs, with the aim of facilitating the performance of the rituals for them.
As the Sacred Mosque represents the kiss of Muslims from all over the world, and the intentions come to it in their various health conditions, so the authority seeks to prepare sites to meet their needs and facilitate the performance of their worship with ease and ease.

The most prominent services provided:

Crisy equipped with supportive means

Special chapels are equipped for people with disabilities inside the Grand Mosque, equipped with support tools and means that facilitate their performance. The chapels were also allocated near the main doors to facilitate access to them, caring for hygiene and sterilization of these chapels is carried out and care for them before and after each prayer.

Men’s chapels:

  • King Fahd’s expansion – the first floor against Chapter (91).
  • King Fahd’s expansion – the first floor against the Shabika Bridge Bab (68).
  • The ground floor is next to the slim stairs, Chapter (68).

Women’s chapels:

  • The expansion of King Fahd – Chapter (88) Earth.
  • The expansion of King Fahd – Chapter (65), the first floor (Shabika).
  • Percepse (15) overlooking a plate.
  • Southern Square chapel (Ajyad Bridge).
  • The Western Square chapel (Shabika).
  • The eastern square chapel.
  • Headphones for hearing for use during prayer, speeches and lessons.
  • Tayammum tools.
  • Quran equipped with a reader for the elderly.
  • A Qur’an in Braille.
  • A dedicated stick for blind people.
  • Translators and translators qualified in sign language for translation during speeches, lessons and male rings.

Carcles entered paths

Main paths for handicrafts coming to the Grand Mosque, such as:

  • Ajyad bridge in the western square leading to the first round.
  • Al -Shabika Bridge next to the door (64).
  • A path to Marwa across the eastern squares.
  • There are also a number of electrical stairs and elevators equipped with signs and indicative symbols to facilitate movement, in addition to paths designated for special chapels.

Doors prepared with slopes for vehicles

8 doors equipped with slopes were prepared to facilitate the entry and exit of people with visual and physical disabilities, with clear indicative signs in the “Braille” language. These doors include:
(68 – 74 – 79 – 84 – 89 – 90 – 93 – 94). Special bridges such as the Ajyad bridge, the Shabika, al -Marwah, and the numbers are also equipped to facilitate mobility inside the Sacred Mosque.
The authority continues its endeavor to provide a comfortable and safe environment for visitors with special needs and the elderly, to ensure the performance of their worship with ease and reassurance.

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